Fatal two-vehicle crash closes Oregon Highway 58 near Odell Lake for hours
A two-vehicle crash Monday night on Oregon Highway 58 near Odell Lake claimed a life and closed the highway for hours, authorities…
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Rep. Cliff Bentz nominates 14 Oregon students for acceptance to U.S. service academies
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, announced Tuesday that he has nominated 14 Oregon students for acceptance to the prestigious United…
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‘All hands on deck’: Week of heavy snow brings plenty of work for Bend Park and Rec crews to clear paths and trails
(Update: Adding video and comment from Park and Rec official, visitors) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The recent heavy snowfall that brought close to a foot…
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Two Bend schools deal with warm-up water woes: frozen pipe at Highland Magnet, burst pipe at Realms HS/MS
Two Bend schools dealt with the weather-related issues Tuesday that many others are grappling with as days of frigid temperatures led to an…
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First-ever, 29 million-year-old fossil grasshopper eggs, nest discovered in John Day Fossil Beds
The first-ever described fossil grasshopper eggs and egg pod on Earth has been found in the Sheep Rock Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National…
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Oregon’s new 988 Coordinated Crisis Services Tax began this month: Here’s what it helps fund
A 988 Coordinated Crisis Services Tax was added Jan. 1 to the existing Oregon Emergency Communications (911) Tax, to support the state’s 988 Suicide…
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How Redmond’s Oasis Village transitional housing program is doing in its first week after accepting 20 residents
After sped-up construction to meet last week’s deadline set by Gov. Tina Kotek, Oasis Village, Hayden Homes and Simplicity by Hayden Homes said the…
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Cold temperatures near zero linger across Central Oregon, creating more challenging road conditions
As an arctic blast hangs on across Central Oregon and much of the state Monday, businesses and government entities alike are feeling and dealing with…
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Jefferson County firefighters battle frigid cold, flames to put out garage/pole barn fire north of Madras; $350,000 in losses
Jefferson County firefighters battled 4-degree cold, icy roads and freezing fog Monday morning to get to and extinguish a fire that destroyed a…
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‘Every storm is different’: City of Bend gives snowplow ride-along for a look at the challenges of clearing streets
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With as much as 10 inches of snow on Bend’s roads and more coming down, the city of Bend has plow crews out about 15 hours…
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ODOT, Redmond Airport and travelers deal with frustrating – and dangerous -impacts of winter storm across Oregon
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Across Central Oregon Sunday, it was time to dig out from as much as a foot or more of snow. With piles a foot or…
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ODOT Sunday PM travel update: Snow, ice, downed trees affecting Portland, Valley; I-5, I-84, other highways hit
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Transportation’s provided an update late Sunday afternoon on the continuing impacts of a major…
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Big dig-out, warmup begins after snowstorm; East Bend power back; Tumalo DUII crash into pole brings arrest, outage
Heavy snow and dangerous cold hit the High Desert as forecast Saturday, making for very risky travel conditions and keeping most folks at or close…
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Rep. Breese-Iverson, fellow lawmaker support 6 policy recommendations to quickly boost housing production
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – State Sen. Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City) and Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-Prineville) released a memo…
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Bend sun break, then bitter cold; high winds close Mt. Bachelor for a second day; COCC closed for much of weekend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Another sun break came to much of the Bend area Friday morning ahead of another strong winter storm and bitterly cold…
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‘They’re thriving here:’ BrightSide has 7 puppies, some adults among 20 dogs from La Pine rescue up for adoption
(Update: Adding comments from Redmond shelter’s executive director) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — We recently told you about Deschutes County sheriff’s…
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Bend’s Sky View Middle School students create children’s books to read to Lava Ridge Elementary students
A Bend middle school has added a new creative writing elective. In just its first year, the class at Sky View Middle School has students creating…
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Cascade Natural Gas asks NW Bend residents to reduce natural gas use during extreme cold snap to maintain service
Cascade Natural Gas on Friday asked customers in a large area of northwest Bend to reduce their natural gas usage from Friday evening at 6 p.m. until…
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Sisters power restored after wind topples tree into pole, downs power lines; more trees fall around region
High winds knocked down a tree, which fell into a 45-foot power pole and tore down lines in Sisters Thursday evening. It blocked streets and knocked…
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Late winter is here: Central Oregon Les Schwab stores busy installing snow tires during calm between storms
Warmer winter weather around the High Desert at the beginning of the winter season allowed some people to delay the purchase or installation of snow…
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